UMA-ALLiance

10/02/2021

Officially

Governor Janet Mills has officially proclaimed October 2021 to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Maine.

09/28/2021

BE part of the SOLUTION from the comfort of your home! Join us on Zoom next week!

This October, UMA students are being challenged to complete workshops relating to Intimate Partner/Sexual Violence and Bystander Empowerment. Those up to the challenge will receive Amazon Gift Cards, certificates of completion, and a chances to win a LAPTOP!

These one-hour workshops, offered via Zoom, are a collaboration between the Office of Student Life and Office of Violence Against Women (OVW). Register for workshops here: https://bit.ly/39xd1vf

08/06/2021

07/13/2021

Wow! That’s awesome for URock!!

A huge thank you to United Midcoast Charities which granted $10,000 to the UMA Rockland Center today during a celebratory event at the Samoset Resort. The grant will help UMA Rockland award important scholarship funds to new and/or returning students. Thank you to UMC for your continued support so that we may help others develop a path to economic security. https://unitedmidcoastcharities.org/

07/07/2021

Maine is one of the first states in the country to take this step. Reporter Robbie Feinberg spoke with Amy Regan Gallant, the vice president of public policy and research at Good Shepherd Food Bank about the legislation.

07/05/2021

It’s worth our time, every time. 💕

If you are a mental health professional looking to fulfill your Intimate Partner Violence licensure requirements, you have until Thursday to register for MCEDV's next offering, which trainees are calling "exceptional," "top-notch," and "one of the best ever."

Find all of the info here: bit.ly/3yg82cC

06/25/2021

Prosecutors want to create a more consistent and coordinated approach statewide for handling domestic violence and sexual assault cases.

06/15/2021

ATTN: Southern Maine community members!

Hey Middle and High Schoolers! It’s been a minute since we’ve been able to have in-person youth programs and we are pleased to invite you to experience our Reducing Sexism & Violence Program (RSVP)™ in July. Thanks to STARS Learning Cooperative in Freeport for hosting these workshops. For more info and to sign up, visit stars-success.com/summer-programs.

06/08/2021

Team work makes the dream work! UMA is leading a statewide effort to reduce stalking.

UMA’s Campus Alliance Project recently collaborated with the Maine Chiefs of Police Association to provide a statewide, two-part training to Maine’s law enforcement community on stalking provided by the nationally … Read More

04/30/2021

The new report from the state panel identified 18 homicides in Maine over a two-year period that were acts of domestic violence. That was nearly 43% of all homicides in the state between 2018 and 2019.